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Monday, January 06, 2014

Icelandic Viking history (part one)

The Vikingsnavigate fromNorway

This storybegins at theageofViking. In the landof the north, "Norway" is aprovincecalled “Gaul”. Chief
over this province is named “Atli”andhis majestycalled"Earl". Butusuallyhe wascalled “Atlitheslender”,because hewasveryslim. The Vikings, foster-brothers named “Ingolf”and “Leif”(Hjor-Leif). They were young menin Norway,
that will go to viking with the three sons ofAtli. His sons were called “Hastein”, “Herstein”and
“Holmstein”andthey
weregreatwarriorsandtheyalwayswentwell inwarfare.Isthe envoyscamehome aftera successfulcampaignin the Norwegian
countries and forces, the young viking’s will decidedtheyfightagainnextsummer.During
the winterdidfoster-brothers
hold feasttotheearl's sons. There Holmsteingavepromise thathe
shouldmarry “Helga”sister of Ingolf, ornever ownanotherwoman. Bothteam membersby silent in this moment, butLeifblushingface, as he
wouldhimselfhave “Helga”.When theywent
homelater in the night, werenogreetingsbetweenLeifandHolmstein
any more.

Nextspringthey preparedfoster-brothersIngolfandLeifto fight the warand wentto meettheearl's
son HersteinandHolmsteinas wasdecided,andtheymetwith
place named “Hisargafl”. Unexpected in
this moment cameto abattle
betweenLeifandHolmsteinandtheirlegion. Thebattlehad beena whilecame
an old man, named “OlmodurHorda-Karason” he isthecousin of Leif, andhe heldIngolf to help.
NowHolmsteindiedin thisbattle, but Hersteinfled a way. IngolfandLeifthoughtthebattle in Norwegan country asit was decided.

The Viking "Hastein"comesto Iceland

The nextwinterwasHerstein,
along with his mento killthefoster-brothers. Leifhadreceivednews
oftheir tripand madeitfor him. Becamesubject toa great bloody fightanddiedHerstein there.
Afteritcame somebody
friends totheirfoster-brothers,from place named “Firth”. Several peoplewere now sentto KingAtlithe Earl andHasteinto offera settlement.The
resultwas that, theyfoster-brothersapply all their propertyto them.BudnowIngolfandLeif must move away
from Norway.
They decidedto sail to theislands in theArcticthey
hadheard news ofandcalled"Snow-land" and later named "Iceland".
Leifwas killedin
thisexpeditionofhis slaves, but Ingolftooklandat a placehe
namedReykjavík.

Nowis the timewhenKingHaroldGoldbeardin
Sognand him cousinEarl Atlithe SlendergaveyounggrandsonHaroldname andstate.HaroldYoungwas the son ofThora'sdaughterGoldbeardandHalfdan the Black,Kingofthe Uplands.
ThenHaroldYoungisdead, have Halfdanthe Black this land after him, andhe
puttheEarl AtlitheSlenderover it.NowThorahaddied and Halfdan married Ragnhilddaughterof
Sigurd-hearted, and there sonwas lather the Norwegian king “Harold
the Fairhair”.

Still pass time until “Harold
Fairhair” intermarry with “Earl Hakon Grjotgarth” and conquer Norway. Got Hakon
now control over the land “Siganfylki” in defiance of Earl Atli the Slender. Dragged
them both earls joined the gathering and faith for the domination
of this land. In the palce “Stafnesvog”, in the mountains, met their forces and
heavy bloody fighting began there. In the battle Earl Hakon die and Earl Atli
the Slender was wounded to death. “Hastein”now hadcontrol ofthe State
in a vile, but there time come to Harold drew a large force against him.
“HasteinretreatedfromHarold'sarmy
and hepreparedhis shipready fordeparture
a weary fast. Was it expected “Hastein” to
sail to Iceland
and took him land in the Southwest coast he named “Stokkseyri” and there him chose
to live all his time. Hastein’s wife is named “Thora Olvier's daughter” and
they have two children named, “Olvier” and “Atli”. A man named “Hallstein” live
in “Sogn” in Norway and him was cousin of Hastein, and him create his ship with
people, slaves, tools, animals, timber and all the needs things and cattle the
ship in to Iceland too meat “Hastein” family. Hastein gave him a settlement land
him named Eyrarbakki. “Hallstein” wife
was named “Solveig the Fair” and they lived in place named “Framnes” on the old
lava with the sandy ocean coast. There son was named Thorstein, him was killed later.
His son was Thorbjörn and him live in “Framnes”. The first generation
gives now the footprint in Eyrarbakki’s sand. Continue……….